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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Hi Den, I got wrong end of stick, I thought u meant u were picking up everything. So if I have interpreted everyones advice correctly, I guess the biggest I should go on a chimney mount, bearing in mind big winds we seem to get is 1.5M. After which I will expect to get only north & south beams...
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Hi Dennis, I notice u r actually further south then me, do u get astra 2D? If so im wondering whats the largest dish that I could safely mount on the chimney & whether it would get astra 2D, Regards D
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Hi Dennis, I notice u r in Italy too, I will check multi map & see where I am in relation 2 u. In hope that I too might get Astra 2D. But I think the dish you mention may be floor mount (which I cant do) Kind Regards Danny
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Hi Snap, I have nowhere on the grd to mount a 1.8M due to trees & a steep bank. I think wall mounting is out the question, expecially with big winds we get here. Might end up with half a house. I suppose I could put it a 100 metres from the house, but am prepared to accept loosing astra 2D...
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    I am in porto san giorgio, it is on the east coast of Italy, about 90 miles south of Rimini
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Sorry guys, last query. Im not sure if existing LNB should be re-used. The existing dish is a kind of square shape & I dont know if the LNB is a good one? is there any way of knowing if its any good. Otherwise, could you tell me what I should expect to pay for a decent one & what to look for in...
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Many thanks chaps Never would have thought that them billion dollar satellites could not have been given batteries to do the job properly during the night ( - : But I take your word for it. I guess I better go buy bigger dish. The footprint on the astra web site shows my home position as being...
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    loss of signal quality at night?

    Hi Guys I recently ditched sky Italia on hotbird & I managed to keep the same 80cm dish & now I pick up Astra ,sky uk with a uk sky digibox. I am in central Italy so cant get 2d without a 3m dish. However I get 45% signal quality & 90% signal strength with a good picture on north & south beams...
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    help a newbie (please)

    Many thanks satellite Man. Seems that I dont have to do anything & the big list of freebie channels which just be there, the same as they will be for the north & south beam on astra 2a & astra 2b (I hope) Although I guess 98% of them wont be worth watching ( - :
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    help a newbie (please)

    Hi, I hope my ignorance does not shine through toooo much, & that someone can point me in the right direction. I have moved from uk to central Italy & plan to use my sky digibox to pick up the north & south beam of astra 2a & 2b . The size of dish needed restricts me from getting astra 2d...
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